Dust to Ocean Breeze

Texas dust on my boots,

map in my hand

Sun on the hood,

trying to understand

I loved you hard,

but I can't stay Leaving Lubbock at dawn,

tailgate rattling loose Mama's rosary on the dash,

something I can't refuse

I pass the old feed store,

the water tower sign Every mile marker asks me if I'm out

my mind

I got a job line waiting where the ocean meets the street

But my heart keeps two-stepping to a beat it can't defeat If

I turn around now,

I'll never learn So I grip the wheel and let it burn (hey)

I'm headed west, west,

west, out past the line Trading red dirt roads for that Pacific

shine I'll miss your porch light in the mesquite trees But I

need new air in my lungs to breathe I'm headed west,

west, west, don't ask me when

I'll love you like Texas,

but I'm leaving again (woo)

Hit El Paso at sunset,

cheap coffee in my cup A stranger at the pump says,

"Boy, you're tough" I laugh like I believe it,

keep my eyes on I-10 Chasing that blue horizon like a long-lost

friend

In the mirror, there's a boy I barely know With a suitcase

full of proud and a pocket full of hope If the waves

don't want me, I'll come crawling back But tonight I'm still believing

in the track (ahhhh)

I'm headed west, west,

west, out past the line Trading red dirt roads for that Pacific

shine I'll miss your porch light in the mesquite trees But I

need new air in my lungs to breathe I'm headed west,

west, west, don't ask me when

I'll love you like Texas,

but I'm leaving again

(yeah) Coastline in the headlights,

I finally see it clear

Texas in my rearview,

but it's always gonna be here (woo)